Part 1 of this series is here: https://tankmuseum.ca/blog-post/the-116th-battalion-in-england-part-1/ Rumours, Drafts, Morale, and Entertainment The soldiers of the 116th Battalion were worried that they would suffer the fate of most of…

Arriving in England The 116th Battalion spent June and much of July 1916 at Camp Niagara, which was covered in the June 2026 article: https://tankmuseum.ca/blog-post/the-116th-battalion-at-camp-niagara/. They left Niagara on 20…

July 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of the Ontario Regiment cap badge. In the past century the only change has been the crown. For the vast majority of the hundred…

The 116th Battalion spent most of May 1916 conducting a march through Ontario County. The County March, as it became known, was covered in detail here: https://tankmuseum.ca/blog-post/the-county-march/ and a photo…

The 116th Battalion’s County March took place in May 1916 and was previously covered in this article: https://tankmuseum.ca/blog-post/the-county-march/. This event was the most photographed period of time in the Battalion’s…